.Paula Barker MP agrees that homelessness is a health emergency, and requires a cross-departmental strategy to tackle it. She rightly pays tribute to the work of Laura Neilson on children's deaths in temporary accommodation. She says it's time for action now - enough of talking.

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Can we start to take this seriously now?

It's been a busy day today.

- Q&A with Felicity Buchan MP
- Bumped into Michael Gove. Looking forward to our meeting Secretary of State 😀
- Delivered our petition to No10 with Siobhain McDonagh MP Rebecca Long-Bailey
Andrew Western MP David Walker
- met with Caroline Lucas to discuss TA.

WE DID IT!

The government has agreed to change the code of guidance to include cots in Temporary Accommodation.

Thank you to our colleagues at Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Justlife and all those that signed the Silent Nightmare petition for campaigning on this issue.

There are some days that are totally surprising. Watching the research my wonderful SHF made happen be brought to life has got to be up there. youtu.be/bu-N8uv4jn8?si…

Utter shock and heartbreak at the news Kate Vokes and Archie. Kate was a huge support and encourager of me personally and I will miss her wisdom, energy and hopefulness hugely Shared Health Foundation Focusedcaregm . Unfathonable heart break for family, friends and Bruntwood and OCT

Thankyou Daniel Hewitt for telling the stories of the homeless children in England. Great piece of journalism. We continue to ask for change. Shared Health Foundation Households in Temporary Accommodation APPG

More and more I’m learning it’s all in the detail!!! ‘Space for a cot’ is different from a cot every night for every child under 2 in TA. Good to meet with minister this week and talk but we keep going! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi… Shared Health Foundation

‘We wouldn’t expect people to take their own beds so why would we expect them to take their own cot’

Report from Hannah Miller

Good discussion on impact of homelessness on children on BBC Politics northwest this morning. Shared Health Foundation Campaign for cots for every child under 2 living in TA to prevent SIDS. Michael Gove Angela Rayner 🌹. This is cheap and morally right , please act youtu.be/w65yrQB2s3c

I’m off to Tanzania to visit a great medical project delivering healthcare to all but whilst I’m away please please continue to sign and share our petition so we can have cots for all.

This Christmas, 1000s of homeless children will go to sleep in unsafe Temporary Accommodation, with an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Cots could save lives.

Sign our petition calling for cots for all children under 2: tinyurl.com/bdzxs22a

#SilentNightmare

All homeless children should have a safer place to sleep.

Sign our petition today: tinyurl.com/bdzxs22a

Thank you to all our partners who have co-signed the letter Andy Burnham Rebecca Long-Bailey Paula Barker MP Polly Neate Caroline Lucas KWAJO- Social Issues Campaigner

#SilentNightmare

We've just reached 1,000 signatures! Thank you to everyone for your support.

We need as many voices to help protect the lives of the voiceless.

Please sign the #SilentNightmare petition today to ensure homeless babies have a safe place to sleep: …seholdsintemporaryaccommodation.co.uk/silent-nightma…

Arriving NMGH - Paediatric Emergency Department this morning for expectedly busy shift and a massive rainbow in the sky. Rainbows in the Christian and Jewish faiths represent hope and Gods promise of his presence. Beautiful start to the day.

Listening to Sylvia. There is a clear link between child mortality and death. In 2021 700 children would not have died if the poorest had the same circumstances as the richest. The biggest risk is housing. National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Sir Michael Marmot Shared Health Foundation

In the uk the child mortality rate in deprived communities is inline with the poorest countries in Europe and is getting worse. The richest areas of uk child mortality rate is amongst the best in Europe. National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Action on Poverty Shared Health Foundation

Lovely to speak with Sylvia today about the impact of poverty on child death in England. Infant mortality rate increasing. We MUST do better. National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Shared Health Foundation

34 homeless children have died in Temporary Accommodation, most of them were babies under the age of 1.

This truly is a Silent Nightmare.

Please sign Households in Temporary Accommodation APPG petition to ask the government to provide cots in Temporary Accommodation.

…seholdsintemporaryaccommodation.co.uk/silent-nightma…

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Please watch and sign our Petition for cots for every child in temporary accommodation.